Amornchai Premjit, Wuthiekanun Vanaporn, Langla Sayan, Wongsuvan Gumphol, Aramrueang Panatda, Day Nicholas P J, Limmathurotsakul Direk
Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
Clinical Microbiology Department, Sunpasitthiprasong Hospital, Ubon Ratchathani 34000, Thailand.
Int Health. 2025 Mar 4;17(2):232-234. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihae050.
The presence of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacteria in edible ice in tropical countries is largely unknown.
We evaluate the presence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacterales in 100 edible ice samples from drink carts in 20 markets in four provinces (five markets/province) in Thailand. Ten samples of commercially sold edible ice in sealed packages were tested as controls.
Of 100 samples, 29 (29%) were culture positive for ESBL-producing Enterobacterales, with a median quantitative count of 2 colony-forming units (CFU)/100 mL (range, 1 to 40 CFU/100 mL). All control samples were culture negative for ESBL-producing Enterobacterales.
AMR bacteria is commonly found in edible ice from drink carts.
热带国家食用冰中抗菌药物耐药(AMR)细菌的存在情况很大程度上未知。
我们评估了泰国四个省份(每个省份五个市场)20个市场的饮料车中100份食用冰样本中产超广谱β-内酰胺酶(ESBL)肠杆菌科细菌的存在情况。对10份密封包装的市售食用冰样本进行检测作为对照。
在100份样本中,29份(29%)产ESBL肠杆菌科细菌培养呈阳性,定量计数中位数为2菌落形成单位(CFU)/100 mL(范围为1至40 CFU/100 mL)。所有对照样本中产ESBL肠杆菌科细菌培养均为阴性。
饮料车的食用冰中普遍存在AMR细菌。